Legendary Captain

Chapter 135 Inviting Flight Attendants into the Cockpit

Xu Xian had considered that Chen Qi might resort to underhanded tactics, but he never expected him to go to such extremes. Indeed, not every rich second-generation is a good-for-nothing who just wants to coast through life. This alone put Xu Xian completely under his thumb.

Xu Jingyang's condition cannot be resolved overnight. Once some time has passed and Chen Qi has reaped the benefits of this incident, even if it is revealed that the replacement is Xu Xian, it will not have any impact on Chen Qi.

The recording he possessed was rather disjointed, and its persuasiveness was questionable. Releasing it immediately after Chen Qi's press conference would undoubtedly have the best effect. However, this would mean a complete break with Chimelong Airlines and its subsidiary, Star Travel Airlines, potentially ending his flying career. Furthermore, Xu Jingyang's spot would likely be quickly filled. At that point, Xu Xian wouldn't be able to afford Xu Jingyang's exorbitant medical expenses.

It's important to understand that Xu Jingyang's treatment wasn't a one-time event, but rather involved a long period of follow-up care, all of which required significant financial investment. Xu Xian couldn't even afford the initial coronary stent surgery, let alone the ongoing treatments that followed.

However, if we wait for a while, allowing Xu Xian to save enough money and Xu Jingyang to complete his initial treatment, the value and persuasiveness of the recording will be greatly reduced.

After all, the matter had cooled down, and Xu Xianke had no ability to reignite it to put enough pressure on Chen Qi. If the matter hadn't escalated and had only spread within a small circle, it wouldn't have affected Chen Qi at all. Chen Qi could even easily use some tricks to accuse Xu Xianke of spreading rumors.

Xu Xian believed that as long as he remained a nobody and kept a low profile, Chen Qi would not allow Xu Jingyang's spot to be taken.

After all, the allure of reaping immense fame alone makes a single aid slot seem insignificant.

However, Xu Xian was quite unhappy about being tricked by Chen Qi. But the huge class difference between the two meant that they had different access to resources, which kept Xu Xian at a disadvantage.

Xu Xian's biggest regret was that this special case was neither a good enough position nor a good enough one.

The intensity of this emergency situation is not as high as the February 2.19th incident. During the February 2.19th incident, the situation was almost non-stop, and at the very end, both engines failed during a near-grounding maneuver, pushing the intensity of the emergency to its maximum. In contrast, this emergency situation actually had many opportunities to catch their breath, making it significantly less intense than the February 2.19th incident.

However, in terms of difficulty, it doesn't compare to Han Qi's incident involving a passenger plane spinning out of a spin. Although Han Qi's plane managed to recover from the spin, the massive damage caused by the spin nearly paralyzed the aircraft's control system. Han Qi managed to land the plane safely using only the two throttle levers. During this time, the plane did not suffer any secondary damage other than the spin damage. In terms of the difficulty of maneuvering, it can only be described as a miracle.

In comparison, the most dangerous dual-engine failure during the Chimelong 5677 volcanic ash incident only lasted a short time. After several attempts, the crew successfully restarted one engine, even though the thrust of the restarted engine was limited. However, it was still much better than gliding without power.

If Xu Xian's handling of the Chimelong 5677 volcanic ash incident were on par with the February 2.19th incident or the airliner spiral incident, why would Xu Xian still care about Chen Qi? That achievement alone would be enough to keep him living a life of ease. Unfortunately, this achievement wouldn't bring him long-term benefits. Therefore, after a brief period of consideration, Xu Xian decided to temporarily feign compliance with Chen Qi.

Sometimes, Xu Xian wondered whether he should be relieved or regretful about the Chimelong 5677 volcanic ash incident. He was relieved that he hadn't encountered an emergency of the magnitude of the February 2.19th incident or the spiral incident involving the passenger plane; otherwise, he might not have been able to handle it, and he wouldn't be here pondering the gains and losses of this incident. However, if the Chimelong 5677 incident had been a higher-level emergency, one that could have brought him greater benefits, and considering his unexpected outburst that day, he might not be under Chen Qi's constant control now.

Of course, all of this is based on Xu Xian's assumptions, and any further thoughts are futile.

In fact, Xu Xian was only missing one piece of information. It was that Chen Chuan hoped to use the Chimelong 5677 incident as a fuse to overthrow the Wen family, and the recording in Xu Xian's possession could just extinguish this fuse that could potentially tear the Wen family to pieces.

As long as Wen Mingyuan knows that Xu Xian has this recording, no matter how much he dislikes the Xu family, he will have to lower his head. At that time, let alone one official spot, even if there are ten or a hundred, Wen Mingyuan will not hesitate to offer them up.

Unfortunately, Xu Xian was unaware of the importance of what he possessed. He only thought that Chen Qi, this rich kid, was just vain. Little did he know that after learning that Xu Xian was a pilot for his company, Chen Qi had already begun to consider how to use this incident to maximize his own benefits.

It's not that Xu Xian's intelligence is inferior to Chen Qi's, but rather that the difference in their social classes is too great. Moreover, Xu Xian unfortunately ends up working under Chen Qi's command. Chen Qi has many ways to deal with Xu Xian, but Xu Xian has few ways to perfectly control Chen Qi.

At the same time, there is a severe information asymmetry between the two parties. Anyone with even a little business connections would know that the Wen Group is currently embroiled in fierce internal strife. With this information, Xu Xian has a much greater range of options.

It's regrettable that Xu Xian is now just an ordinary citizen, not the heir to Tianyu Construction.

However, it's not to say that Xu Xian has no chance. The internal power struggle within the Wen Group hasn't reached its final stage yet, so the outside world doesn't know the specifics. But if the struggle truly reaches a fever pitch, many things won't be able to be kept secret. The Wen Group isn't some small fry; it could easily cause a huge uproar. In this age of information overload, it would be difficult for Xu Xian to avoid knowing even if he didn't want to.

As long as Xu Xian knows a little about the internal strife within the Wen Group, it wouldn't be difficult for him to deduce what important things he possesses.

At that time, Xu Xianneng will receive something he could never have imagined.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xian, with a gloomy expression, checked the details of the waiting list for aid at Renxin Hospital on his phone. Although the staff at Renxin Hospital had explained on the phone that there was a possibility of being replaced in the future, Xu Xian still felt extremely anxious after seeing the detailed information about the waiting list online.

"What's wrong? You look like you're about to hit someone?" Qin Zongyang cautiously poked Xu Xian's arm. "To be honest, I didn't really make things difficult for your girlfriend!"

Qin Zongyang thought that Xu Xian felt that he had made things difficult for Xia Qing, which made him unhappy.

"No!" Xu Xian waved his hand dismissively. "I'm a little annoyed because I was tricked!"

"What! Who dares to play tricks on my disciple, Qin Zongyang? I'll teach him a lesson! Tell me who this blind fool is!" Qin Zongyang was used to being arrogant, and when he spoke, he was incredibly domineering.

Xu Xian chuckled: "What would you say, Master, if it were the son of the vice chairman of Chimelong Airlines?"

"Vice Chairman of Chimelong Airlines?" Qin Zongyang pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "If that's really the case, then my apprentice and I can only wait for things to calm down and take a step back to see if things will improve!"

"Master, were you just being arrogant and trying to uphold justice for me?" Xu Xian increasingly felt that his master was a real character.

Qin Zongyang sighed softly, "You know perfectly well that I'm a bully who preys on the weak. Even if I had two more lives, I wouldn't dare to act recklessly towards the son of the second-in-command of our company!"

"You must be joking with me, right? We can't afford to mess with the son of the vice chairman of Chimelong Airlines!" Qin Zongyang asked in a low voice.

Xu Xian glanced at the somewhat frightened Qin Zongyang and chuckled softly, "Do you think that's possible? How could I possibly try to scam a big shot from our company?"

Qin Zongyang breathed a sigh of relief. If Xu Xian really offended the son of Chimelong Airlines' vice chairman, then he would be in a real predicament.

The plane landed in a rather remote location this time. It didn't enter through the usual security checkpoint 1, but rather through the relatively secluded security checkpoint 2. Compared to checkpoint 1, checkpoint 2 is farther from the company, so the car hasn't reached the security checkpoint yet.

"Number three, number four, you're in charge of distributing the water!" On the train, the chief purser casually assigned tasks.

Xia Qing and flight attendant number four immediately responded.

"What does 'flooding' mean?" Xu Xian asked Qin Zongyang in a low voice.

Upon hearing his apprentice's question, Qin Zongyang raised an eyebrow and roared, "Chief flight attendant, did you hear me? My apprentice wants to know what 'flooding' is!"

Qin Zongyang's shout caused many of the flight attendants to giggle, with the chief flight attendant laughing the most unrestrainedly, completely disregarding her image: "Our co-pilot wants to work part-time as a flight attendant? With your looks, you should have no problem getting the job!"

While male flight attendants aren't exactly the mainstream, their numbers are still considerable, including quite a few head flight attendants. When applying for a flight attendant position, appearance is a very important criterion, and Xu Xian certainly stands out in terms of looks.

Xu Xian broke out in a cold sweat. Are all the flight attendants at Xingyou Airlines this uninhibited? He had been teased in public by the flight attendants more than once.

There's no way around it; flight attendants are usually older and no longer shy young girls. If they really let loose, Xu Xian probably wouldn't be able to handle it.

"Distributing water is exactly what it sounds like! Our company doesn't hand out water to passengers one by one at the cabin door when they board. Instead, we put water bottles in the pockets in front of each seat beforehand. That's what 'distributing water' means. We usually also give out air freshener bags at the same time," the flight attendant explained. "Is there anything else you want to ask, young man?"

"Are there any technical requirements for putting the mineral water bottle in the bag?" Xu Xian asked.

Flight attendant: "What kind of technical requirements could there be? It can't be anything fancy, can it? Normally, one person throws the water bottle on the seat, and another person puts it in a bag; that's more efficient!"

"Oh, oh!" Xu Xian nodded as if he understood, looking extremely serious.

The flight attendant, seeing Xu Xian's somewhat dazed profile from behind, chuckled and said, "Our company is currently expanding its recruitment, are you really not interested?"

Xu Xian knew the flight attendant was joking, so he casually went along with it, saying, "My master probably wouldn't agree."

"Mr. Qin, what do you say?" the flight attendant joked.

Qin Zongyang squinted and said, "If anyone dares to hire him, I'll smash up your cabin crew recruitment office the very next day!"

After Qin Zongyang's fierce speech, the casual conversation and jokes could not continue, and the car fell silent again.

After the crew passed through the security checkpoint and arrived at the aircraft, Xu Xian went up to prepare, while Qin Zongyang and the first officer conducted a walk-around inspection of the aircraft.

After performing inertial calibration, verifying the trip switch panel, and checking the emergency equipment, Xu Xian kept the monitoring system in the front cabin on after taking his seat. During cockpit preparation, he would occasionally glance down at the monitoring screen.

After the flight attendants board, they need to check the belongings first; there's no need to provide water or anything like that yet. Bottled water and similar items need to be delivered to the plane by the catering company along with the crew meals, and the catering truck hasn't arrived yet when they board.

Now, after several practice sessions, Xu Xian has mastered the cockpit preparation process and is getting faster and faster. He completed the cockpit preparation in less than fifteen minutes.

After yawning, Xu Xian glanced at the cabin crew monitor again and saw that the catering staff had already arrived. He hesitated for a moment, then got up and came out of the cockpit.

As soon as Xu Xian came out, he saw Xia Qing signing for the catering chef. Her slightly pale face made her look pitiful.

After seeing the catering staff off, Xia Qing caught a glimpse of Xu Xian leaving the cockpit and asked疑惑地问道, "Is there anything you need?"

Qin Zongyang, Xu Xian, and the first co-pilot all brought their own cups and didn't drink mineral water. She had just checked and found that there were cleaning bags on both sides of the cockpit, and she had already put in wet towels, so there shouldn't be anything else needed!

"There's nothing needed in the cockpit!" Xu Xian touched his nose, looking a little nervous. "You're not feeling well, why don't you rest for a while? I'll get you some water."

Xia Qing's face instantly turned bright red, and she quickly waved her hands, "No need, no need! This isn't your problem."

"It's nothing serious!" Xu Xian saw the blush on Xia Qing's cheeks and his blood rushed to his head. "I haven't even thanked you for flying over to Ning last time! Please sit down!"

Without waiting for Xia Qing's objections, he pushed the food cart down the corridor toward the rear cabin.

The bottled water was placed on the dining car, and Xu Xian was just responsible for throwing it onto the seats on both sides. Attendant number four would then put the bottled water into bags.

This was indeed not technically demanding, and Xu Xian finished distributing the mineral water bottles in no time. Xu Xian originally intended to turn the dining car around in the rear cabin and push it back. However, he found that flight attendant number four was still busy with other things and did not come over to hand out the mineral water bottles. Instead, Xia Qing was preparing to take over flight attendant number four's task.

Upon seeing Xia Qing preparing to attack again, Xu Xian shouted in a strained voice, "Let me handle this!"

After saying that, he lowered his head and began stuffing the mineral water bottles back one by one.

While Xu Xian was enthusiastically helping out, the fourth flight attendant finished her work and started stuffing water bottles into the cupboards. Meanwhile, Xia Qing was in excruciating stomach pain and curled up in her window seat in the first row.

As a woman herself, Flight Attendant No. 4 naturally knew what was going on with Xia Qing, but didn't ask any questions. She only said that Xia Qing had already distributed the bottled water and had returned to rest for a while.

However, when the fourth flight attendant was busy around the middle of the row, she noticed some movement in front of her. She stopped what she was doing, straightened up, and just then saw Xu Xian, who had just finished putting in a mineral water bottle and was also straightening up.

"Brother, what are you doing?" Flight attendant number four looked at Xu Xian with a shocked expression. At this moment, Xu Xian was still holding a mineral water bottle in his hand.

"Uh, I finished my work over there, so I came over to help with some exercise. It's quite cold outside, so moving around helps warm me up," Xu Xian awkwardly offered a rather ridiculous excuse.

Flight attendant number four: "The air conditioning is on! It's not cold!"

Before Xu Xian and his team boarded the plane, the maintenance crew had already installed the bridge-mounted air conditioning, so there was no chill in the plane.

"Huh? Aren't you cold? I feel a little cold!" Xu Xian coughed lightly a few times. "Then you go ahead with your work. I just stretched a bit and I feel fine now, so I'm going back to the cockpit."

The conversation between Xu Xian and flight attendant number four in the front cabin of the aircraft was witnessed by the chief flight attendant and Qin Zongyang.

"What nonsense is your apprentice spouting?" the flight attendant asked with a strange expression.

Qin Zongyang covered his face and sighed, "He's lost his mind now!"

"By the way! There are seven people in the flight crew today, right? That's a bit too many!" Qin Zongyang said.

"Yeah! It's pretty strange. Five or six of these crew members are enough," the chief flight attendant said.

Qin Zongyang: "Then ask Number Three later if he's seen takeoff and landing before. If not, after taxiing out, have Number Three go into the cockpit and watch takeoff and landing!"

(End of this chapter)